New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-06
TRAIN GETS OFF THE TRACK
FORGETTING TO SMASH. THE MAsovs

FORGETTING TO SMASH" THE MAsoNs
HE DECLINES THE PRESIDENCY AND HYPxoTyzss
"THE TRIBUNE REPORTER. n.
.~Citizcn" George Francis Train enervesced an
scin ated last night again in the hall at No 10 CIptc
place. 1t well filled with anumber Of his freuds
anxious to hear tho prophet Of Madison SQUARE ana.
of his departure for Chicago where he win IN
to-day to agate behalf Of the condemned Anarchs
"a his boys" he calls them. He his own chair
man and addressed the meeting but himself.
though there were present such prominent Kniehtu ~
Unrest as Walter yrooman, John Orchise, Of Hsrlem
John A. Lamb and Joseph Ro'as, Spanish @colIectiy
is" which is but Socialist writ little larger Colonel
Hinton Drawing the dangers OF Union Hill, but his
good lady occupied front seat Citizen Train was
as deliberately dressed usual, but gave away no
flowers and photographs and instead of troop Of
children had but one boy who did blackboard duty h
had announced that he would smash the Freemasons
but like Artemus Wards Babes In the Wood Lecture
the title of his ucubratons had nothing do with the
arm going to Chicago to be shot," was bis first 70.
mark as he stepped forward amid applause and II THs
TRIBUNE mans game enough to report me tonight I'm
going to speak to him alone. I am psychoogically
hypnotzed to know that he can't lie. OF course IL be
does he'll perish"
Having taken his oyercoat of the Citizen CON-
planned for fifteen minutes of his difficulty in getting
hail. passing DaDu Wdfteu inoiouJ
open window. aHark you!" he broke of "They give
Us music! We don't pay for 1t. is the psychotism
II follows from place to place; and 1t Is the
liveest kind Of music-which / expect To
get when 90 Chicago You don't seem to understand
what I'm doing Remember France and 1888 By
ing these seven men may prevent the most terrible
civil war have sent dispatch to Devine, the editor
of my paper Trains PsyeoAnarchisi to arrest Bonhen
for MURDER and I'm going Chicago to show them that
there's one who does not fear their rifles and cubs
I'm going there to die not for dogs, but for myself
it's on the cards Have you glass Of wateri ItsD
unusual for wndmils by water that never think
of providing it," So saying he took drink
PRoPuEsYING TIE DESTRUCTION OF GOTHAM
"Pm going to leave Madison Square forever" resumed
the refreshed orator. 81 an drawn to leave it. New.
York to destroyed In ninety days Yet forty days
and Nneveh shall perish Decnda est Manhattan-not
Carthage Chicagoas have been saying before this
and I'll take the 9l5 train TO morrow morning for SELF
preservation" The ~Citizen" then proved on the
blackboard that NcwYork be flooded pretty sOou,
and advised everybody to exchange their carriages for
boats quickly as they knew how.
He then read q long string OF wiregrams that he
had sent to Chicago One OF them gave orders Tor an
action $4,000 damages for libel ainst the Chicago
papers that had called the Citizen ron compos ment
that instruction included esrly every news sheet
published IN the place.
fields brains out, and 1t will only be called case of
emotional Insanity" He seemed 70 lind some consolation
HE DECLINES THE PRESIDENCY WITH scoRy.
"what have workingmen to do, he asked, with those
miserable yachts that the newspapers have been aing
columns and columns about What business have they
TO cram those English and Scotch and American yachts
down your threats in twelve columns more and give
those gigantic ideas OF mine twelve lines :"
Skipping like inspired grasshopper back to his old
subject he resumed: There's Jachne In sing sing look
ing for the other twenty-five; and for one of them.
IL not then possible 10 get
for seven men who are to be ehoked TO deatn 10.
carsad With being accessories to principal who has
not been found How can you have accessories "'no'a
= II can't be DONE" shouted nearer.
Right you are. But II accessories are 70 NC 80 pun
svmpathzing with the assassin Of Lincoln And should
Henry Ward Beecher and Horace greeley, ot so d
Wendell Philips~shoud they all have been hung for
synpathizng with John Brown Aud now does any
one aay V yensnred an Inquiry about the Jersey
outrage The two poor men arrested sne naa 1 y, h
were sti prison, and likely to be rairoaded 10 the
howed the Citizen at % S %Sr Ihp think Ink
that's the very place for free man to be n-tne penn
en By the are 4 % oSe of the Whole
expenses OF George Washington from bunker hin eieS.
ss r1 ss s'sf people
1872, nowthe idea OF my being the servant Oh os
0 sS4r ana ps %sG
Conectivist Roias wanted to have discussion wi'n
rs there a universal beingi" he asked in broken
English. ,.., &c..
Yes I'm the fellow modesty admitted George
Francis.
But want to talk with You about theology"
Jerusalem and the Holy Land AMI found nothing but
humbug tinsel. sand and heas. "
The Collectivist said no more Psychology was 700
much for him. man needs to be hypnohzed before no
ca u argue with Train. ,,,
aMy friends, have you got your moneys WORTH"
bawlei the victor.
"Yes yes. " shouted the audience.
Then let's give three hearty cheers for HE TRIBUNE
reporter" and they did so with a will.